212 CI. cONVOLVULACBJi. (0. B. Clarke.) [IpomcBa. 



Vae. macra ; larger in all parts, peduncles sometimes 4-6 in., sepals f in., eorolla 

 2 in.— Sikkim, Assam and Khasia Mts., alt. 0-4000 ft., GHffith, J. D. H., &c.-^ 

 Leaves 5 by 3 in. ; petiole 3-4 in. Seeds exactly as of /. cymosa, but considered as a 

 Tariety by Bentham {Fl. Austral. It. 423'). 



46. I. petaloldea, Chois. Convolv. Or. 69, and in BC. Prodr. ix. 360; 

 glabrous, leaves ovate acute many of the upper lanceolate, pedundes short, 

 bracts caducous, flowers subracemose, corolla large yellow shaggy without. Bene, 

 in Nmm. Ann. Mus. iii. 393. I. xamthantha, Kurz For. Fl. ii. 219. Convol- 

 vulus crispatulus, Wall. Cat. 1403. 



N. O-DDH ; B. Thomson. All over Peomb and Vssv ; Kurz. — Disteib. Timor. 



Large, scandent. Leaves 5 by 3J in., base rounded or subcordate ; upper 3| by 

 4 in., base obtuse ; petiole 1 J in. Peduncles ^l in. ; pedicels often 1 in. Sepals 

 I in., elliptic-ovate, obtuse or subacute, glabrous, hardly altered in fruit. Corolla 

 IJ in., wide-tubed. Stamens inserted low down the tube; anthers ultimately 

 twisted. Capsule ^ in., ovoid. Seeds minutely velvety, margins subvillous. 



Nkr. paudflora; leaves smaller all oblong-lanceolate, peduncles 1-fld. rarely 

 2-fld. Ipomsea, n. 44, fieri. Ind. Or. H.f. ^ T.— Kumaon; Thomson. — Though Dr. 

 Thomson collected lower parts of the stem, there are no ovate leaves. 



47. X. Turpetbum, Br. Prodr. 485 ; softly pubescent or glabrate, leaves, 

 ovate or oblong not acuminate, cymes few-fld., sepals ovate in fruit much 

 enlarged, coroUa largeish white, seeds smooth. Bot. Reg. t. 279 ; Chois. 

 Convolv. Or. 68, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 860; Balz. §• Gihs. Bomb. Fl. 165; 

 Kurz Fm: Fl. ii. 218. I. anceys, Boem. ^ Sch. Syst. iv. 231 ; Blume Bijd. 714 ; 

 Chois. Convolv. Or. 68, and m BC. Prodr. ix. 360. I. triquetra, Boem. ^ 

 Sch. Syst. iv. 231. Convolvulus Turpethum, Zinn. ; Boxh. Sort. Beng. 14, 

 and Fl. Ind. 1. 476, and ed. Carey Sf Wall. ii. 57 ; Wall. Cat. 1371 ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 2093 ; Wight in Hook. Bot. Misc. iii. 297, suppl. t. 38 ; Sassk. PI. Jav. Bar. 

 518. 0. anceps, Linn. Mant. 43. 0. triqueter, Vahl Symh. iii. 30. Spiran- 

 thera Turpethum, Bojer Sort. Mawrit. 226. Operculina Turpethum, Manso 

 Brasil. 16, 49. Argyreia alulata, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 587. 



Throughout Iitoia, alt. 0-3000 ft., and Cbtlok, common. — Disteib. S.E. Asia, 

 Malaya, Australia, Polynesia, Seychelles, Mauritius. 



Sterna stout, twining, quadrangular, winged, compressed, or nearly round. Leaves 

 2-5 in., base cordate or obtuse ; petiole 1 in. Peduncles lv4 in. ; bracts 1 in., oblong, 

 caducous, often pinkish ; pedicels J-l in. Sepals ^ in., usually softly pubescent ; in 

 fruit 1 in., orbicular, concave, scarious or subsucculent. Corolla IJ in., tubular- 

 campanulate. Anthers soon twisting. Capsule ^-f in. diam., globose, normally 

 4-seeded. 



48. X. biloba, Forsk. Fl. y^g.-Arab. 44 ; glabrous, leaves orbicular obtuse 

 emarginate or 2-lobed, peduncles 1-3-fld., sepals ovate obtuse, corolla large 

 purple, seeds villous. I. maritima, Br. Prodr. 486; Blume Bijd. 720; Bot. 

 Beg. t. 319. I. Pes-Oaprse, Both Nov. Sp. 109 ; Chois. Convolv. Or. 63, and in 

 BC. Prodr. ix. 349; Balz. Sf Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 164; Meissn. in Mart. Brasil. 

 vii. 256, with syn. Convolvulus Pes-Caprse, Linn. ; Boxb. Sort. Beng. 14, and 

 Fl. Ind. i. 486, and ed. Carey 8f Wall. ii. 74 ; Wall. Cat. 1360. 0. maritimus,. 

 Lamk. Eno. iii. 550. C. bilobatus, Boxb. Sort. Beng. 14, and Fl. Ind. i. 485, 

 and ed. Carey ^ Wall. ii. 73 ; Wall. Cat. 1359. Batatas maritima, Bojer Sort. 

 Mawrit. 225. — Bumph. Serb. Amb. v. t. 159, fig. i. Bheede Sort. Mai. xi. 

 t. 57. 



Throughout India and Ceylon ; near the sea, abundant. — Disteib. Seashore of' 

 both hemispheres throughout the tropics. 



Extensively creeping and twining. Leaves 1-4 in., often broader than long,, 

 fleshy, prominently nerved ; petiole 1-4 in. Ped/uncle 1-4 in. ; bracts j in., lanceolate,. 



